Forest Hill School
Forest Hill School is a secondary school (Community school), ages 11–18, in London, SE23, run by Lewisham council. It has 1,080 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (13 December 2023): Good. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 1.07 mi | 180 | 528 | Not published |
2025 | 1.93 mi | 180 | 463 | Not published |
2024 | All offered | 180 | 402 | Not published |
2023 | All offered | 180 | 422 | Not published |
In 2026 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 1.07 miles away.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
"We measured all distances in metres using a straight line from a point in the applicant's home to a point in the school premises using the ordinance survey [sic; Ordnance Survey]." (published footnote, both secondary and primary pages). The 2021 primary edition additionally describes this school-end point as "a nodal point within the school premises" -- i.e. a fixed reference point inside the school grounds used for GIS measurement, not a nodal point away from the school of the kind some other councils use for certain faith schools.
Ofsted
Good — inspected 13 December 2023.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Overall effectiveness | Good |
Quality of education | Good |
Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
Personal development | Good |
Leadership and management | Good |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Sixth form | Good |
Read the Ofsted inspection report
Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.3 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 52.3 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 58.7 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 179 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 34.1 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | C+ | 2024/25 |
A level students | 71 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 1,080 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 24.9% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 20.1% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 24.35% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 2.52% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.